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    Dennis Clayton "Duke" Nalon (March 2, 1913 – February 26, 2001) was an American racing driver. He competed in midget car, sprint car, and Indy car races...
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    year in a row, no European Formula One-based teams entered the race. Duke Nalon, who had suffered serious burns in a crash in 1949, and who missed the...
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    only lap he missed in 1940 was due to being flagged for a rain shower. Duke Nalon's third-place finish would be the best-ever result for the popular Novi...
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    1981 Buick Regal V6 Duke Nalon Duke Nalon 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Jim Rathmann Don Bailey 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible Duke Nalon Don Bailey 1984 Pontiac...
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    He would stay in the race to finish 10th, but several laps down. When Duke Nalon came in for his pit stop, his crew dumped a bucket of water over his head...
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  • York Giants Duke Nalon (1913–2001), American race car driver Duke Pearson (1932–1980), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Reid (1915–1975)...
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    The Mercedes-Benz W154 entered by Don Lee at the 1947 Indianapolis 500 with Duke Nalon as driver...
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    Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo P Report 2 Indianapolis 500 Duke Nalon Lee Wallard Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser F Report 3 Belgian Grand...
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    ISBN 0-915088-05-3. Stranahan, Bob (May 31, 1949). "Sizzling Pace Sets New Record; Nalon Burned in Crash". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 1, 2017 –...
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    would not be available for qualifications. Charles Van Acker crashed. Duke Nalon made an exhibition run. Qualifying resumed on Wednesday May 22. Approximately...
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    with Duke Nalon as the driver. Nalon discovered that Riley Brett, an Offenhauser mechanic, had obtained some Mercedes engine blueprints. Nalon was able...
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    at 6 p.m. on Wednesday May 28, the field had only been filled to 28 cars. Duke Dinsmore was the final qualifier, completing his run amidst some scoring...
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    recorded the fastest qualifying speed of 128.755 mph (207.211 km/h). Duke Nalon set the fastest qualifying speed of 131.603 mph (211.794 km/h) and took...
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    of midget racing's "Chicago Gang" with Emil Andres, Tony Bettenhausen, Duke Nalon, Cowboy O'Rourke, Jimmy Snyder, and Wally Zale. These racers toured tracks...
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    (#22) Al Herman  R  (#36) Bill Holland  W #38) Frank Mundy  R  (#41) Duke Nalon (#8) Danny Oakes  R  (#47, #49) Eddie Russo  R  (#37) Eddie Sachs  R ...
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    0 — Spider Webb Ret 0 — Rodger Ward Ret 0 — Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 — Duke Nalon Ret 0 — Fred Agabashian RetP 0 — Bob Sweikert Ret 0 — Gene Hartley Ret...
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    Louis Chiron 15 DNS DNS 10 0 — Paul Frère 10 Ret 0 — Jimmy Davies 10 0 — Duke Nalon 11 0 — André Pilette 11 0 — Bob Gerard 11 Ret 0 — Rodney Nuckey 11 0 —...
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    1987–1991 0 80 74 0 0 0 1 16 Shinji Nakano  Japan 1997–1998 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 2 Duke Nalon  United States 1951–1953 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 Alessandro Nannini  Italy 1986–1990...
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    1 6 1950–1951, 1953–1955 1950 Indianapolis 500 1950 Indianapolis 500 Duke Nalon  United States 1 5 1951–1953 1951 Indianapolis 500 1951 Indianapolis 500...
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    arrive Bill Cantrell (#52) Neal Carter  R  (#25) Jimmy Daywalt  R  (#64) Duke Dinsmore (#68) Giuseppe Farina  R  – Withdrew Walt Faulkner (#3) Johnny Fedricks...
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    October 13 Kelly Petillo Wetteroth Offy 1940 June 16 Duke Nalon Adams Sparks 1941 June 22 Duke Nalon Adams Sparks 1946 June 30 Rex Mays Stevens Winfield...
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    such as Paul Russo and Duke Nalon later drove cars powered by the engine at notable speeds, but did not win. In 1949, Nalon's Novi was involved in a spectacular...
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  • Historic 1998 Paula Murphy Drag Racing 2017 Ron Musson Power Boats 1993 Duke Nalon Historic 2015 Ray Nichels Historic 2021 Don Nicholson Drag Racing 1998...
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    Harris Starting command Mari George Pace car Buick Regal Pace car driver Duke Nalon Starter Duane Sweeney Estimated attendance 350,000 TV in the United States...
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    Brisko 5 Joel Thorne 53 Louis Tomei 9 62 Tony Willman 26 Overton Phillips  R  25 Joie Chitwood 10 4 Ted Horn 32 Deacon Litz 17 Duke Nalon 11 55 Al Putnam...
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  • Farina (1950 British Grand Prix) Walt Faulkner (1950 Indianapolis 500) Duke Nalon (1951 Indianapolis 500) Carlos Reutemann (1972 Argentine Grand Prix) Jacques...
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  • position, his was the third fastest qualifying speed behind Bill Holland and Duke Nalon. Horn qualified for the prestigious 100 mph Club a record eight times...
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    Ralph Hepburn 8 25 Emil Andres 17 George Robson  R  29 Raúl Riganti 9 21 Duke Nalon 42 Joie Chitwood  R  34 Chet Miller 10 44 Al Putnam 38 Paul Russo  R ...
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    Fedricks  R  Kupiec-Offenhauser 36 George Lynch Snowberger-Offenhauser 38 Duke Nalon Kurtis-Kraft-Novi 39 Danny Kladis Maserati-Maserati 41 Milt Fankhouser...
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  • Ralph Hankinson J. Alex Sloan Floyd Trevis Ralph DePalma Louis Meyer Duke Nalon Ted Horn Parnelli Jones Don Edmunds Duane "Pancho" Carter Ernie Triplett...
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